Moonrakers - Cricklade Road, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK.
N 51° 35.113 W 001° 46.530
30U E 584835 N 5715616
This name is a reference to a legend suggesting that Wiltshire's smugglers were brighter than its excise men.
Waymark Code: WMD2E2
Location: South West England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/09/2011
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It is said that Wiltshire men gained the nick-name moonrakers when a group of smugglers were surprised by excise men one moonlit night as they were trying to retrieve a barrel of brandy they had hidden in a pond. When asked what they were doing, they said that they were trying to retrieve cheese from the pond into which the moon had fallen.
The pond in question is said to be located in Devizes rather than Swindon though.
Name of Artist: Not known.
Date of current sign: Not known.
Date of first pub on site: Not known.
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